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sassybees
sassybees

Simple question. When can u kneel to garden

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  • donna4363
    donna4363 sassybees

    Posted

    Hi Sassybees, I like to think soon, my garden needs to be put to rest for the winter, so I'm not sure about kneeling, due to the fact that I have 2 knee replacements, & 1 new hip. I don't think knee's are ever the same as the real ones, but my garden tools helped me "walk" through to do the planting this past spring smile yes I love my hoe, we were best friends LOL !!!
  • briskwalk
    briskwalk sassybees

    Posted

    Hi Sassy,

    I am four months after op ( right hip replacement) and I have been kneeling in the garden in the last few weeks...The difficult part is to come up after kneeling, I need to hold on to something or somebody! I use a kneeler from Argos catalogue, it has handles and I hold on to those. But i's a bit of a struggle to stand up...every single muscle is stretched and sore...The pleasure of being able to do some gardening helps me to overcome the  disconfort I feel. If you are a keen gardener you can do it!!!

    Best wishes

    Ella 

    • sassybees
      sassybees briskwalk

      Posted

      Hi ella. No not a keen gardener at all. The weeds are thigh high!!! ...summer is coming fast. .. unlikely but snakes love a messy yard.
  • mic71403
    mic71403 sassybees

    Posted

    Hi Sassy!

    Garden or church, yea it does take time! Yes as does the getting up after too....

    at 6 months I've got some sense of ease in kneeling now, but not crouching to pull up a dandelion as yet, and can get up without holding on....

    Onwards and upwards! liike the crocuses I'm planting too...

    Mic

    x

  • julie94912
    julie94912 sassybees

    Posted

    Hi Sassybees

    I am 10 weeks tomorrow and can't kneel or squat down

    yet , I am still going upstairs doing the good leg op leg

    method as I still find it abit painfull on my knee to put all weight

    on it going upstairs

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